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Premier: Michael Hersch's "and we, each," in Baltimore


and we, each

a new opera in two acts

presented by Mind on Fire

composed by Michael Hersch
after texts by Shane McCrae

directed by James Matthew Daniel
conducted by Tito Muñoz

featuring Ah Young Hong and Jesse Blumberg
with musicians Emi Ferguson, Gleb Kanasevich, Adda Kridler, Leah Asher, and Coleman Itzkoff

September 28 & 29

Mind on Fire is proud to present the upcoming world premiere of Michael Hersch’s new opera, and we, each. The opera, built around the poetry of Shane McCrae, is an exploration of the treacherous territories of relationships – between individuals, within societies and, ultimately, the collapse of both.